Office Hours: Mon/Tue/Fri --11-6pm; Location: M110 Old Main. PO Box: 6037. Tel. (928) 523-9045. Fax. (928) 523-0708; E-mail: csw.office@nau.edu

Spring 2008

March 13, 2008 is the President's Diversity & Equity Banquet. CSW Members, please RSVP by March 7 to 928-523-3232.

March 3, 2008 is the International Women's Day. NAU is celebrating. See our brochure.

Spring 2008 Meetings Dates for the All Commission Meeting have been set. Please see our Events link for more. The events planned are:

• Speakers on "Women in Politics." Date: Feb. 21, 2008. Time: 3:00-4:30pm. (Location: Franke School of Business Auditorium.)
• NAU's President Haeger to address CSW. Date: Mar. 27, 2008.
• Presentation on Domestic Partner Benefits. Date: April 24, 2008.

All NAU Community invited.  Location if unstated: Student Union Bldg., Havasupai AB Room. 12:00-1:30pm. If not a CSW member, please RSVP by email to csw.office@nau.edu if you would like to attend. We will have refreshments.

Nationwide: Check out the 2008 Summit for Economic Justice for Women to be held in Atlanta, Georgia in April 2008.

Fall 2007:

The 2nd ASWI Safety Walk of this year was held on Thursday, October 4, 8pm. The group searched for campus ground and building lights that were out of order. A list was submitted to Capital Assets. The 2st Safety Walk was held with CSW on September 12, 2007, and this was a follow-up.

Are you aware of the Purple Ribbon Rape Awareness Campaign? The Purple Ribbon Campaign is a campaign designed to educate Northern Arizona University students and the Flagstaff community about rape and sexual assault. The campaign also informs all Flagstaff residents about the resources available to rape survivors in our community

Remembering Martha Portree:

Martha Portree, We Will Miss You:   The Commission on the Status of Women is deeply saddened by the death of one of our Commissioners, Martha Portree. Martha was a dedicated professional who served the entire NAU community and deeply loved her daughter Samantha and husband, David.   Martha worked on many projects as part of her service to CSW. She was instrumental in the establishment of the CSW Scholarship fund. She worked on the first CSW Silent Auction and on the Campus Safety Cards group. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.  Please see Inside NAU for information about Martha. Cline Library commemorated the Life of Martha Portree on Saturday, July 14th, at 2pm. 

CSW has renamed our Scholarship Fund to The Martha Portree Scholarship Fund in honor of our friend, Martha Portree.

General Campus Safety Information:

NAU Police Department (NAUPD) operates a Safety Escort Service for those on campus who may need to commute within campus at night.  The number to dial is 928-523-3611.  CSW will be distributing Safety Escort Service business cards. NAU Departments:  Please contact 928-523-9045 for business cards.

NAU Parking & Shuttle Services offers a bus-service called SAFE RIDE which runs from 9pm to 3am and between NAU Campus and Flagstaff Downtown. See our link on Campus Safety for more.

NAU offers self-defense courses. See LOUIE for more under "Physical Education" (PES).

Spring 2007 Events Supported by CSW:

January 2007:  Hotel Rwanda inspiration, Paul Rusesabagina spoke at NAU on Saturday, January 27th, 2007 to help raise awareness about genocide and to raise funds for survivors of the war in Rwanda. About 80% of the survivors are women and children, according to Rusesabagina. CSW co-sponsored the event.

February 2007:  The Forgotten Girls Exhibit on sex-slavery was held at NAU.

March 2007:  The Guerilla Girls performed at NAU at Prochnow.

March 2007:  CSW hosted a Feminism Panel in Spring 2007 and will continue this panel every semester.

March 2007:  CSW's Scholarships and Outstanding Achievement Awards were awarded at the March 29, 2007 Diversity & Equity Banquet at NAU.  See more under our link on Fundraisers.

April 2007:  CSW held a Yard Sale on April 21st (8am-1pm) to raise scholarship funds for women on campus. See our link on Fundraisers for details.

April 2007: Check out films at the Margaret Mead Traveling Film and Video Festival (April 13-14 and 20-21, 2007) at Cline Library Assembly Hall.  Learn about pressing issues, such as immigration, globalization, women's rights, geopolitical tension and the evolution debate.

April 2007:  April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month. See the list of activities!

Join Us:

Get involved in campus issues related to Equity for Women!  Come to one of our All Commission Meetings!  Become a Member!

Help us reward exceptional women at NAU.  See about our Annual Scholarships.  Donate Funds to our Scholarship Fund.  SCHOLARSHIP FUND: #4904 or to the CSW DISCRETIONARY FUND: #4880. See http://www.advancement.nau.edu/forms/WEB_PR_Ded_Pledge_Form.pdf

See about our initiatives on Campus Safety, Child Care, Domestic Partner Benefits and Scholarships.